List of ambassadors of Russia to South Korea

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Korea is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of South Korea.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Seoul. There is a consulate general in Busan. The post of Russian Ambassador to South Korea is currently held by Georgy Zinoviev, incumbent 7 December 2023.

History of diplomatic relations
The Russian Empire established relations with the Joseon Dynasty in 1884. However Korea was deprived of its right to conduct independent foreign policy by the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905, while the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the eventual successor to the Russian Empire) did not formally recognise the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in exile. In 1948, three years after the end of Japanese rule in Korea, the USSR recognised only one government on the Korean peninsula&mdash;the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly North Korea. In September 1990, towards the end of its existence, the USSR established relations with the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea).

Ministers of the Russian Empire to the Joseon Dynasty

 * Karl Ivanovich Weber, appointed 14 October 1885

Ministers of the Russian Empire to the Korean Empire

 * Karl Ivanovich Weber (as above)
 * Alexey Shpeyer, appointed 28 March 1898
 * Paul Pavlov, appointed 13 December 1898.